Banana Oatmeal Bread

The warm weather caught me by surprise and led to a couple of bananas turning over ripe quickly. I made a comforting loaf of quick bread rich with bananas and applesauce, low on fat and high in fiber. It was a nice loaf, not overly sweet, perfect with a little butter on top.

Banana Oatmeal Bread

Ingredients:

½ cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

½ cup + 2 Tbsp white whole wheat flour

½ cup brown sugar, packed

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp kosher salt

¼ tsp baking powder

1 Tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable oil

4 egg whites

2 very ripe bananas, mashed (about ¾ cup)

6 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 cup old-fashioned oats

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 and spray a glass loaf pan with cooking spray.

Whisk the flours through baking powder in a large mixing bowl.

Whisk the oil through vanilla in a small bowl, add to the wet and stir till mixed, stir in the oats.

Spread into the prepared pan, bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until a knife comes out clean in the center. Let cool for 10 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, slice when cool.